Daphne Bramham: Svend Robinson gambling that Burnaby voters are ready for a radical reprise

There were plenty of microphones and video cameras at Svend Robinson’s news conference where he called for the federal Liberal government to expand the eligibility for medically assisted dying to those who give advance consent.
Despite 15 years away from Canada and Canadian politics, time doesn’t seem to have changed the veteran New Democrat.
His appeal was passionate, personal and unyielding. He called the Liberal government’s current legislation “cruel, unjust and uncon